Tool-carrier for vehicles.



No. 671,771. Patented A r. 9. 190:. a. A. HACKER.

TOOL CARRIER FOB VEHICLES.

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No. 67|,77l. Patented Apr. 9, I901.

' G. A. MACKER. TOOL CARRIER FUR VEHICLES.

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W665}? as: 6% 6 NITED STATES GEORGE A. MAOKER, OF WESTBORO,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE LOCOMOBILE COMPANY OF AMERICA, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

TOOL-CARRIER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,7 dated April 1901-Application filed June 21, 1900- To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. MACKER, of Westboro, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tool-Carriers for Vehicles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to road-vehicles, and particularly to those ofthe motor-propelled type, on which it is generally desirable to carry asupply of tools or appliances for the adjustment and lubrication of themotor and vehicle parts.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a tool-carrier forvehicles of this class which shall occupy but little space and shall beso located on the vehicle as not to form an obstruction, but to bereadily accessible and also to be concealed when not in use.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of atool-carrier constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig.2represents a section thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3represents a partial perspective view of a motorvehicle equipped withthe tool-carrier. Fig. 4 represents a longitudin al sectional view ofpart of the vehicle and the tool-carrier.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

My improved tool-carrier I make in the form of an apron or flap 1,constructed, preferably, of a flexible material and provided on its facewith a series of pockets or holders 2 3 L, &c., adapted to hold varioustools and appliances relating to the repair, adjustment, orlubricationof the carriage. It will be noted that this carrier is distinct from apouch or bag for holding tools in that the tool-holders are distributedsingly upon a flat surface and will therefore take up length andbreadth, which is usually available in situations which I shallpresently describe, but will take up but very little thickness, which isusually nonavailable. In locating the tool-carrier upon a vehicle suchas a motor-carriage I prefer to suspend the carrier from its upper edgeupon the vehicle-body 9, just below the front edge of the seat 10 ofsaid vehicle, the suspension being by means of a series of separablefas- Serial No. 21,090- (No model.)

teners 11 11, one member of each fastener being attached to a cross sillor part 12 of the vehicle-body frame and the other member being locatedupon the apron 1. In this way the carrier is held in place in suchmanner as to be readily removed when it is desired to remove it. In theparticular illustration given herewith the apron l is suspended in frontof an opening or space 13 in the vehicle-body, which is left for thepurpose of giving access to the motive apparatus of the vehicle.Heretofore it has been the practice to provide a flap or curtain 14 forthe purpose of covering this space, said curtain being secured along itsupper edge to the cross-sill12 and adapted to be thrown upwardly oraside to give access to the motorparts. I prefer to retain this ourtain14 in connection with my invention, since it serves to cover up orconceal the tool-carrier, thus avoiding any unsightly appearance whichsaid carrier might impart, besides protecting the tools in thecarrier-and protecting the occupants of the carriage from contact withthe tools. When it is desired to have access to the motor parts,-boththe curtain 14 and carrier 1 may be thrown upwardly,

or, if desired, the carrier 1 may be temporarily removed.

The curtain 14 may be thinner or of lighter Weight than usual withoutrisk of being forced through the opening under the seat by airpressureor otherwise blown about,for the reaso'n that the thickness and Weightof the carrier or apron 1 and the weight of the tools carried by itcause said carrier or apron to remain practically stationary against allair-currents and to act as a backing for the on rtain 14:.

If the curtain 14 is dispensed with, the carrier 1 may be hung from thecr0ss sill, with the pockets or holders at the rear, so as to be out 0of sigh t, but adapted to be brought into accessible position by turningthe carrier up over the seat. When hanging across the opening 13, itsweight and that of the tools or appliances will prevent it from beingdrawn through said opening.

I claim- 1. A vehicle-body having a seat and provided with an openingunder said seat and having a tool-carrier comprising a flexible I00having a tool-carrier comprising an apron or flap detachably connectedwith the front edge of said seat and adapted to hang across said openingand having a series of holders for tools or appliances, and a curtaindepending from said seal; in front; of the tool-carrier.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. MACKER. Witnesses:

FANNIE H. BULLARD, ADAMS F. BROWN.

